Canadian jailed in Nepal for sexually assaulting disabled boy

02 March 2015 - 12:47 By Sapa
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A Canadian man began his jail term in Nepal on Monday after being convicted of sexually assaulting a disabled boy, police said.

"Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh has been sent to Nakku Jail, starting today, where he will serve a seven-year term," said Pawan Giri, a police officer from Lalitpur District, where the trial took place.

MacIntosh was also fined 1 million rupees (10,000 dollars), he said.

The Lalitpur District Court on Sunday convicted the 71-year-old, after he was arrested in December for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old disabled boy at a welfare centre in the district.

Police said he offered the boy gifts and the possibility of a prosthetic arm before assaulting him.

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